Central Illinois Bragging Rights(CIBR-BBQ)
2019-10-11 – 2019-10-12 · Arthur, IL · State championship
Reps: CHARLIE BRINZA, TINA WELLER · Prize money: $11,250.00
Grand Champion: QUE U (699.4172) · 43 teams
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Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
QUAU has won this contest 2 times across its 5 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6056 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
QUE U took the Grand Championship home to WI.
🃏 An upset on the books
QUE U came in rated below the field's top team, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ, and took the Grand Championship anyway — roughly a 35-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-11 | 53 | 704.5716 | QUAU | |
| 2014-10-10 | 37 | 683.9544 | IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE | |
| 2015-10-09 | 48 | 702.2744 | QUAU | |
| 2019-10-11 ← this one | Arthur, IL | 43 | 699.4172 | QUE U |
| 2022-09-30 | Arthur, IL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series — Brisket
43 entries · top 178.8572 · median 167.3828
Master Series — Chicken
43 entries · top 175.4400 · median 169.7028
Master Series — Overall
43 entries · top 699.4172 · median 665.6344
Master Series — Pork
43 entries · top 178.8800 · median 166.2400
Master Series — Pork Ribs
43 entries · top 176.0000 · median 163.4288